Table top ironing machine



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TABLE TOP IRONING MACHINE Filed'JulY 2 195" 4, 5 sheets-sheet 5 Patentedct. 10, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TABLE TOP IRONING MACHINEEdward B. Carson, Fort Myers, Fla.

Application July 2, 1937, Serial No. 151,643

8 Claims.

This invention relates to table top ironing machines and has to do withmeans for mounting a box cover for movement into one of severalpositions, selectively.

In general, my invention is directed to an ironing machine comprising ahot shoe and a cooperating roll and a box cover positionable forenclosing the shoe and the roll, this cover also being positionable soas to be effective as a guard for the hot shoe in the use of themachine, as well as positionable at one end of the machine to provide areadily accessible support for articles to be ironed and which have beenironed. More specifically, my invention is directed to improved l meansfor mounting the cover in such manner that it is capable of occupyingany one of the several positions referred to, selectively. Furtherobjects and advantages will appear from the detail description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an ironing embodying my invention, the coverbeing shown in open position eective as a guard for the hot shoe, otherpositions which this cover is capable of occupying being indicated, thisView being semidiagrammatic;

Figure 2 is a back view of the machine of Figure 1, With the coverpositioned as in the latter figure, the position of the cover at the endof the machine being indicated in dot and dash lines;

Figure 3 is an end view of the machine of Figure 1 with the cover shownin full lines in the position which it occupies in the latter figure,the position of the cover when closed being indicated in dot and dashlines;

Figure 4 is a lengthwise vertical sectional view through the machine,taken in a plane adjacent the back thereof, with the cover in openposition, and shown fragmentarily, parts being broken away and certainparts being shown in elevation, on an enlarged scale;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on line 5-5of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on li-ne 6-6 of Figure4, on an enlarged scale, with the cover in closed position;

Figure 7 is a detail fragmentary sectional view, on an enlarged scale,taken substantially on line I-l of Figure 4;

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 4, showing a modified form of myinvention, the cover being shown partly in elevation and partly bro- 5ser; away;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on line 9-9of Figure 8;

Figure 10 is a Sectional View, on an enlarged scale, taken substantiallyon line I-IIl of Figure 8, certain parts being shown in elevation;

Figure 11 is a fragmentary detail sectional View taken substantially online II-II of Figure 8, on an enlarged scale; Figure 12 is a fragmentarydetail sectional view taken substantially on line I2-I2 of Figure 8, onan enlarged scale, certain parts being shown in elevation.

My invention is in the nature of an improvement over the ironing machinedisclosed in the Anderson and Janda Patent No. 1,656,656, dated January17, 1928, in that it provides means for disposing the cover in positioneffective as a guard for the hot shoe and further provides means wherebythe cover, when not employed as a guard for the shoe, may be disposed atone end of the machine and, if desired, in such position as not toproject rearward beyond the bed of the machine.

I have illustrated my invention, by way of example, as applied to anironing machine comprising supporting means in the form of a standincluding a frame I5 and a bed plate I6 at the top of the frame, thisbed plate having a depending peripheral iiange IBa and being of channelsection lengthwise and transversely. A gear housing Il, of appropriateform and construction, is mounted at one end of the frame and extendsdownward through bed plate I6. A roll I8 projects from gear housing `Illengthwise of bed plate I6 above and parallel with the latter, this rollbeing rotatably supported from gear housing I'I in an appropriatemanner, conveniently in the manner disclosed in Patent No. 2,026,345,issued December 31, 1935, to Rudolph W. Janda. A shoe I9 is disposed inrear of roll I8, parallel therewith and movable to and from the roll.Suitable means is provided for driving the roll and for operating theshoe and for releasing the latter, when required. Such means may besimilar to that disclosed in Patent No. 2,026,345, above referred to,and need not be shown nor illustrated in detail. Sulce it to state thatsuitable means is provided for operating the roll and the shoe andcontrolling operation thereof, the machine being driven by a primemover, conveniently an electric motor 20 appropriately mounted on thebed I6 and having driving connection to the mechanisms within the gearhousing I'I.

When the rorlinsmachine Vis not in use the roll and the shoe, as well asthe gear housing I'I above bed plate I6, are enclosed within a boxlikecover 2| which seats, at its lower end, upon appropriately disposedrubber bumpers 22 secured to bed plate I6. Cover 2| is mounted so as tobe capable of movement into any one of a plurality of positions,selectively, and my invention is directed particularly to the covermount- 111g.

Referring to Figure 6, a bracket 23 is suitably secured, as by bolting,to the rear portion of gear housing I'I, the upper arm of the bracketunderlying one arm of a reenforcing angle member 24 disposed at theunder face of bed plate I6 and extending lengthwise of the latter, andbeing secured to gear housing by cap screws, one of which is shown at23, passing upward through the upper arm of the bracket and through theupper arm of member 24 and bed plate I6. Bracket 23 extends downward andrearward of the machine and is provided, at its lower end, with a collar24a. An arm 25, of approximately S-shape in rear elevation, is pivotallymounted, at its outer lower end, on collar 24a, by means of a pivot pin26 passing through collar 24a and arm '25 and appropriately confinedagainst endwise movement. Arm is thus pivoted, at its outer lower end,to the supporting structure of the machine for movement about an axisextending horizontally and perpendicular to the roll I8 and shoe I9.

Arm 25 operates through a slot 2'| in bed plate I6 extending lengthwisethereof and terminating adjacent the right hand end of the bed plate, asconsidered from in front of the machine, and in rear of and adjacentgear housing I'I. In Figures 4, 5 and 6 arm 25 is shown in its normalinner position. In this position of the arm a bracket element 28, at theupper end thereof and comprising two spaced rearwardly projecting ears29, is disposed a short distance above and parallel with the bed plateI6. Ears 29 receive a bar 39 square in cross-section fitting snuglythrough corresponding openings in ears 29 and lengthwise slidablethrough the latter. In this manner bar 39 is carried by arm 25 formovement therewith, is coni-ined against turning movement about its axisrelative to arm 25 and is capable of lengthwise sliding movementrelative to the arm.

Each end portion of bar 30 is reduced to provide a stud 3|. A sleevemember 32 ts, at its inner portion, about bar 30 adjacent stud 3| and isthere appropriately secured to the latter, as by means of a set screw33. The sleeve member 32 is provided, at its outer portion, with areduced bore which receives stud 3 I, this bore being in part dened by acylindrical pivot element 34 projecting from the outer end of sleeve 32concentric with stud 3|. There is a sleeve 32 at each end of bar 30, asshown in Figure 4, and elements 34 of these sleeves extend throughcorresponding openings in appropriately formed brackets 35, welded orotherwise suitably secured to the back and the end walls of cover 2|adjacent the rear lower portion of the latter. In this manner cover 2|is pivotally mounted on bar 3|] for movement about a horizontal axisextending lengthwise of bed plate I6, parallel to and in rear of theroll and the shoe, in the normal inner position of arm 25.

Movement of bar 3|] through ears 29 toward the right, as viewed inFigure 4, is limited by a stop, in the form of a screw 36, secured inthe bar. When bar 3U, together with the cover 2|, has been moved intoits extreme position toward the left hand end of bed I 6, as consideredfrom the front of the machine, or toward the right as viewed in Figure4, cover 2| is then disposed so as to be positionable either over theroll and the shoe, in closed position, or along side the shoe inposition to be effective as a guard therefor. Movement of cover 2| aboutthe axis of bar 30 into position to enclose the roll and the shoe islimited by contact of the lower edge of the cover with the bumpers 22.Movement of cover 2| in opening direction is limited by contact of tabs31, projecting from brackets 35, with fingers 38 rigid with andprojecting upward from sleeves 32 a short distance from the outer endsthereof.

An appropriately formed bracket 39 is secured at one end, convenientlyby a screw 40, to bar 30. At its other end bracket 39 is provided withan opening which receives a rubber grommet 4| serving as a bumper toprevent marring of the upper surface of bed plate I6. This grommetreceives, in the extreme position of bar 39 toward the right, as viewedin Figure 4, a rounded pin 42 secured through bed plate I6 by anassociated nut 43. The height of bracket 39 is such that the bar 36 isheld in horizontal position, in the normal inner position of arm 25. Inthis manner bracket 39 and pin 42 cooperate with arm 25 for holding bar39 in parallel spaced relation to the upper face of bed plate I6,adjacent the rear thereof, while also conning the bar against end- Wisemovement. With bar 30 in this position cover 2| is movable about theaxis of the bar into either the open position shown in Figures 1 to 3,inclusive, or the closed position indicated by the dot and dash lines inFigure 3, in which closed position the cover encloses the roll and theshoe and so much of the gear housing I1 as extends above the bed plateI6.

When cover 2| is turned into its open position shown in Figures 1, 2 and3, it is disposed alongside the hot shoe in position effective to be aguard therefor. Positioning the cover in this manner, While of advantagein guarding the hot shoe may be disadvantageous, under certainconditions. For example, in small apartments having limited space,disposing the cover so as to project a considerable distance to the rearof the bed plate I5, when in open position, may cause the ironingmachine to project an objectionable distance into the room from a wallthereof. 'I'his objection may be avoided by disposing the cover at oneend of the ironing machine and so as not to project a considerabledistance rearward of the bed plate, the ironing machine being thendisposed with the back of the bed plate I6 adjacent a wall of the roomthus guarding the hot shoe in a manner to prevent inadvertent contacttherewith. Also, under appropriate conditions, as where the hot shoe isotherwise effectively guarded or no person other than the operator ofthe machine is present, the cover may be disposed at the end of themachine, projecting rearward thereof and providing means for supportingarticles to be ironed and articles which have been ironed.

Assuming that the cover 2| of the machine is in closed position, theironing roll and shoe are effectively enclosed and shielded thereby andthe top wall of the cover becomes available for use as a table.

axis of bar 30, as indicated by the arrow a in Figure l, into openposition. This exposes the cooperating ironing elements of the machine,which may now be used for ironing, the cover remaining in its openposition shown in Figure l,

When it is desired to use the machine for ironing, the cover is turnedabout the girls-,377

if,y desired. If preferred the cover 2| may be movedvlengthwise, asindicated by the arrow b inrFigure 1 and turned, with arm 25, about thepin` 26 into vertical position at the end of the machine adjacent gearhousing l1, extending rearward of the machine, as indicated by the dotand dash line in Figure 1. In this position of the cover the open sidethereof is toward the front of the machine, the lower end of the coveris spaced above the floor and the upper end thereof is disposed a shortdistance above the gear housing as will be clear from Figure 3, it beingnoted that movement of bar 39 through bracket 28, toward the left asviewed in Figure 4, is limited by a stop screw secured in the bar. Itwill be understood that the bar may be provided with any suitable numberof threaded bores for reception of screw 45, providing means foradjusting the position of cover 2|, when the latter is disposed asindicated by the dot and dash lines in Figure 3, to any desired heightwithin limits. In this position of cover 2| the end walls thereof areavailable for supporting articles to be ironed or articles which havebeen ironed. Rearward Amovement of cover 2| about the axis of bar 30,

when disposed in the dot and dash position of Figure i, is prevented bycontact of tabs 31 with stop fingers 38. If desired, however, the cover2| may be turned in a clockwise direction about the axis of bar 30, asindicated by the arrow b of Figure 1, into the dotted line position ofthis iigure, the open side of the cover being then disposed toward andin proximity to the adjacent end of the bed plate |6. In this latterposition oi the cover the upper end thereof is available for lsupportingarticles which have been ironed or are to .be ironed. It will be notedthat in the dotted line position of the cover, the latter does notproject rearward of the bed plate of the machine which, therefore, maybe disposed closely adjacent a wall of the room avoiding, wheredesirable, projection of the machine from the wall toan objectionableextent. The cover may be returned to closed position, after completionof v, the ironing, in an obvious manner.

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r, sition of arm 25 bar 'and cover 2l is capable of movement about aver- Vvide a bracket element 5|.

When the cover is moved from horizontal position to vertical position,the arm 25 is swung from the full line position shown in Figure 4 to thedot and dash line position shown in this fig- Movement of arm 25 intoits outer position is limited by one of the bumpers 22 disposed forcontact with the lower edge of the head portionY of the arm, when thelatter occupies its outer position indicated in Figure 4. In this po- 30is disposed vertically axis of this bar, so

tical axis coincident with the as to be pcsitionable in the manner abovescribed.

- In the modiiied form illustrated in Figures 8 to 12, inclusive, an armof approximately S-shape in rear elevation, formed as a stamping, ispivoted at its lower outer end on the pin 26. The upper portion or" thisrrm is shaped to pro- I-Ieaded studs 52 are secured through bracketelement 5|, adjacent the ends thereof, and project rearward therefrom.Rollers 53 are mounted upon studs 52 and are disposed within a channelbar 54 appropriately slotted, at its forward side, for reception of thestuds and the rollers. Hinge brackets 56 are suitably secured,conveniently by welding, to the rearward face of bar 54 and t betweentabs 51 of plate 58 suitably secured, conveniently by welding, to Atheback wall of cover 2| vadjacent each end and a short distance above thelower edge thereof. A pintle 59 passes through tabs 51 and the arms ofhinge bracket 56, thus hingedly connecting the cover 2| to bar 54, thepintle 59 being confined against endwise movement in an appropriatemanner.

The rollers 53 facilitate lengthwise movement of bar 54 and cover 2|,relative to arm 50. Such movement of the bar, in either direction, islimited by stop members 60 secured within bar 54 by means of screws 6|and associated nuts 62. The left hand stop member 60, as viewed inFigure 8, is so disposed as to contact the left hand roller 53, when bar54 is in its normal position shown in this figure. A bracket 63 has itsupper portion extended into the channel of bar 54, adjacent the righthand hinge bracket 56, and secured to the bar in a suitable manner,conveniently by welding. A rubber grommelt 64 is mounted in the lowerend of bracket 63, providing a rubber bumper and also cooperating with arounded pin 42 for confining bar 54 against endwise movement, in themanner previously described with reference to Figure 7.

In the normal position of arm 50 bar 54 is disposed lengthwise of bedplate |6, parallel therewith and a short distance thereabove.- Cover 2|is then VVsupported for turning movement about the common axis ofpintles 69, adjacent and parallel to the bar 54. In the closed positionof cover 2|, enclosing roll I8 and shoe I9 and so much of the gearhousing l1 as extends above bed plate |E, the rear wall of the cover isdisposed vertically as shown in full lines in Figure 10. In order toexpose the roll and shoe and associated parts ci the machine, forironing, cover 2| is swung downward and rearward into its open position,indicated by the dot and dash lines in Figure 10, in which position therear lower edge portion oi the cover contacts the lower face of bar 54,limiting opening movement of the cover and holding it in positionalongside the hot shoe where it is effective as a guard for the shoe.The Cover and bar 54 may be moved lengthwise of the latter, by raisingbracket 63 slightly so as to disengage it from the pin 42, and, togetherwith arm 553, may be swung about pin 25 so as to dispose the cover invertical position at the end of the machine adjacent the gear housing|1, in the same manner as previously described, When the cover is thusvertically disposed, downward movement thereof is limited by a contactof the upper stop member 6|! with the upper roller carried by arm 5U,this arm then occupying the position indicated by the dot and dash linesin Figure 8. Obviously, the bar 54 may be provided with an appropriatenumber of suitably spaced openings whereby the stop member G may bevariably positioned for adjusting the cover at any desired height,within limits, when it is disposed vertically adjacent the end of themachine. It will also be understood that any other suitable means forlimiting lengthwise movement of the bar with respect to its associatedarm, may be provided.

As above indicated, and as will be understood b-y those skilled in theart, changes in construction and arrangement of parts of my inventionmay be resorted to without departing from the eld and scope of the same,and I intend to include all such variations, as fall within the scope ofthe appended claims, in this application in which the preferred formsonly of my invention have been disclosed.

I claim:

1. In combination, a stand having a top bed plate, an arm pivoted onsaid stand for movement into and out of normal position from and to asecond position, about a horizontal axis adjacent one end of said bedplate and extending transversely thereof, a bar carried by said armdisposed adjacent the rear of and parallel to said bed plate in thenormal position of said arm, said bar being disposed vertically in saidsecond position of said arm, a box cover, and means pivotally connectingsaid cover to said bar for movement about an axis parallel therewith andmovement lengthwise of said bar relative to said arm, whereby said covermay be lowered at said end of said bed plate and turned about saidlatter axis into either of two positions substantially at right anglesone to the other, when said arm is in its said second position.

2. In combination, a stand having a top bed plate provided adjacent oneend with a lengthwise slot, an arm projecting through and operating insaid slot pivoted at its lower end to said stand on a horizontal axisextending transversely of said bed plate, said arm being capable ofoccupying a normal position and a second position perpendicular to itsnormal position and having at its upper end a bracket element disposedabove said bed plate in the normal position of said arm, a bar carriedby said bracket element disposed lengthwise of and parallel to said bedplate in the normal position of said arm, said element having meanssupporting said bar for relative lengthwise sliding movement, a boxcover and means pivoting said cover at its rear lower portion on saidbar and confining it against lengthwise movement relative thereto.

3. In combination, a stand having a top bed plate provided adjacent oneend with a lengthwise slot, an arm projecting through and operating insaid slot pivoted at its lower end to said stand on a horizontal axisextending transversely of said bed plate, said arm being capable ofoccupying a normal position and a second position perpendicular to itsnormal position and having at its upper end a bracket element disposedabove said bed plate in the normal position of said arm, a bar carriedby said bracket element, the latter having means supporting said bar forlengthwise sliding movement therethrough and confining it againstrelative turning movement, said bar being disposed lengthwise of andparallel to said bed plate in the normal position of said arm, a boxcover, means pivotally mounting said cover at its rear lower portion onsaid bar for turning movement thereabout, and supplementary meanslimiting rearward movement of said cover about said bar.

4. In combination, a stand having a top bed plate provided adjacent oneend with a lengthwise slot, an arm projecting through and operating insaid slot pivoted at its lower end to said stand on a horizontal axisextending transversely of said bed plate, said arm being capable ofoccupying a normal position and a second position perpendicular to itsnormal position and having at its upper end a bracket element disposedabove said bed plate in the normal position of said arm, spaced supportsprojecting from said bracket element, a channel bar lengthwise slidableon said supports and disposed lengthwise of and parallel to said bedplate in the normal position of said arm, a box cover, and meanspivotally connecting said cover at its rear lower portion to said barfor :movement about an axis parallel therewith.

5. In combination, a stand having a top bed plate provided adjacent oneend with a lengthwise slot, an arm projecting through and operating insaid slot pivoted at its lower end to said stand on a horizontal axisextending transversely of said bed plate, said arm being capable ofoccupying a normal position and a second position perpendicular to itsnormal position and having at its upper end a bracket element disposedabove said bed plate in the normal position of said arm, spaced rollersprojecting from said bracket element toward the rear of said bed plate,a channel bar receiving and lengthwise slidable on said roller disposedlengthwise of and parallel to said bed plate in the normal position ofsaid arm, a box cover, and means pivotally connecting said cover at itsrear lower portion to said bar for movement about an axis paralleltherewith.

6. In combination, a stand having a top bed plate provided with alengthwise slot terminating adjacent one end thereof, an arm ofsubstantially S-form projecting through and operating in said slotpivoted at its lower end to said stand on a horizontal axis extendingtransversely of said bed plate, said arm being capable of occupying anormal position and a second position perpendicular to its normalposition and having at its upper end a bracket element disposed abovesaid bed plate in the normal position of said arm, a bar carried by saidbracket element disposed lengthwise of and parallel to said bed plate inthe normal position of said arm, the latter having means supporting saidbar for relative lengthwise movement, a box cover, and means pivotallyconnecting said cover at its rear lower portion to said bar for movementabout an axis parallel therewith.

7. In combination, a stand having a top bed plate, a box-like cover forcovering said bed plate, hinge means connecting said cover to said standat the back and adjacent one end thereof, said hinge means comprising arst horizontal pivot disposed above and parallel to the back edge ofsaid bed plate when the cover is closed, about which the cover ismovable upward and rearward from closed to open position, and a secondhorizontal pivot extending in a direction from front to back of said bedplate, said rst horizontal pivot being connected to said secondhorizontal pivot for pivotal movement about the latter, said cover beingmovable with said rst horizontal pivot from open position into a secondposition at said end of said stand perpendicular to its open position,and means supplementary to said hinge means mounting said cover forrelative movement lengthwise of said irst pivot for lowering of saidcover, when it is in said second position at said end of said bed plate.

8. In combination, a stand having a top bed plate, a box-like cover forcovering said bed plate, and hinge means connecting said cover to saidstand at the back and adjacent one end thereof, said hinge meanscomprising a iirst horizontal pivot disposed above and parallel to theback edge of said bed plate when the cover is closed, about which thecover is movable upward and rearward from closed to open position, and asecond horizontal pivot extending in a direction from front to back ofsaid bed plate, said rst horizontal pivot being connected to said secondhorizontal pivot for pivotal movement about the latter, said cover beingmovable with said rst horizontal pivot from open position into a secondposition at said end of said stand substantially perpendicular to itsopen position.

EDWARD B. CARSON.

